⚠️ Hi fediverse, I need advice ⚠️
I am 25, and I have been working for only an year.
I have noticed that a lot of people in company I am working at are spending a lot of time thinking about their "carier progression". It seems seriously almost inconsievable to me.
I came from a poor background, and I was always told, that job has to keep you alive and not to ruin my life. So, when I have an easy job that pays A TON, I have to wander, why do these people keep talking about "progression". I am learning more every single day, so the progression seems almost inevitable.
Am I missing something, or could this be caused simply by the fact, that I am in the engineering part of company, where merit is still more important then politics? Or is this just my libertarian meritocratic bias, and I am stupid for not thinking about "progression" constantly?
(immage as a bait so people don't skip this)
⚠️ Hi fediverse, I need advice ⚠️
@LukeAlmighty I would’ve read it anyways.
it has to do with old values and a higher position comes with more monees
⚠️ Hi fediverse, I need advice ⚠️
@LukeAlmighty Being an employee is being a student. You have to learn how companies work and become experienced enough to form your own company.
⚠️ Hi fediverse, I need advice ⚠️
@Mac_CZ
Thanks, but although I do agree that making alternative sources of income is great, I think that response missed the point of the question.
Of course that the self employment is the supperior choice, but should I focus on individual promotions in the first 10 years of working for a company?
⚠️ Hi fediverse, I need advice ⚠️
@LukeAlmighty Yes, that's the part of getting know, how the companies are working. You have to see as many different angles as possible.
⚠️ Hi fediverse, I need advice ⚠️
“Career progression” is too vague a concept to bucket as good or bad.
Before you think about “progression” you need to start with thinking about where you want to end up in 10 years. This starts with the overlap between what you are good at, and what is valuable to other people.
You reference “an easy job that pays A TON” but I would offer that is not going to be enough for you in the long run.
Fulfillment comes from:
Meaningful work
Continuous improvement
Opportunity to grow
So my advice, before thinking about climbing any ladders, is first understanding where it is you want to see yourself in 10-20 years. What is your ideal role based on the activities that give you energy, and what is worth money to other people. That is often not easy to do, but it is well worth the time. It may be one of the most important things you could possibly do at this stage in your life.
Once that hard part is started, and you begin to formulate a vision of where you want to see yourself respective to your talents and work that feeds you energy rather than draining you, the decision of whether a given role is the right “career progression” becomes easy an easy yes/no question:
Does it move you forward on the path to your vision for where you want to see yourself in the future?
@LukeAlmighty ok